Connecticut Sounders AAU baseball - Accepting registration for players ages 10u-18u for 2013 season. Tryouts will be held in early Jan. Contact: Dan at (860) 514-5068 or visit www.ctsounders.com

CT Challengers travel softball - Looking for players for 14u and 16u teams. Players must be born from 1996-1999. Contacts, Randy Ortiz at ranjams70@yahoo.com or (860) 942-3829, Al Carpenter at acarpenter@cphengineers.com or (860) 208-3394.

BASKETBALL

Norwich Youth Basketball League - Looking for officials to work games on weeknights at Kelly Middle School. Games begin in Jan. Coaches for all boys' and girls' divisions are also needed: Contact: Roger Moos (860) 823-3792.

SOCCER

Indoor Soccer House Teams - Renegade Sports Center needs players ages 5-15 to be placed on a team for schedule that includes nine games plus playoffs. Contact: (860) 437-4504, email bill4renegade@gmail.com or visit renegadesportscenter.com

MISCELLANEOUS

College Informational Night - For senior athletes and parents, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 6-7 p.m., New London High School Lecture Hall. Will include speaking program with questions about college process. Contact: Duane Maranda at MarandaD@newlondon.org

Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Journalism Scholarship - The Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance will accept applications until Feb. for 2013 Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Journalism Scholarship. Named for a longtime scholastic sports editor of the Hartford Courant who died in 2003, the scholarship provides the winning applicant $1,500 toward the first year of college study leading to a career in sports journalism. Increased aid is offered for the remaining college years if the student meets certain criteria of progress. Contact: Robert Barton, competition chairman, rbrtbarton@aol.com, subject: kolinsky. Applications and supporting documents must reach the Alliance at Box 70, Unionville, 06085, by Feb. 19.